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K and TT can alone stand before t, y and yS before 8, and x 



and <^ before 6, while cr may occur before all three. 

 <l>XtKTiK6'i, burning, from (ftXiyoi, to burn; TpnrTrjp^ rubber, 



from rpt/Sco, to rub 

 irKiy^rjv, entwined, from ttAckw, to twist; ypd/SSrjv, grazing, 



from ypd(f)w, to grave 

 a^tcTTos, cloven, from (rx'-^^t to cleave; TrciaTeov, persuaded, 



from TTct^cu, to persuade 

 €K, from, always retains its final palatal in composition. 

 ckSt^/aos, foreign; ^kOv/xi, pustule 

 Before o-, ^ and <t> become tt, y and x become k, while t, 8, and ^ 



are dropped; Ka is then written i and tto- is written ij/. 

 xdXv^o'i gen., x'^^'^f^-^ nom. = x"^^''/') '"^ Chahbean 

 ypd(f>M, ypa(j)-cro} = ypdnf/w 

 /ucicTTiyos gen. , fxa(TTLy-<i = /xdcrrii, whip 

 rpt^os gen. , Opix-'i = ^/ot"'^, hair 

 XaptTos gen. , ^ctptT-s = x'^P'5> gr^^ce 



Aaju.7ra8os gen. , Aa/A7ra8-s = AayitTras, torch 



Kopv^os gen. , Kopv^-s = Kopvs, helmet 

 This rule applies to such groups as -kt-, in which 'the r is fiist 

 dropped and the k then parses into $. 



vuKTosgen., vuKr-s = vu^, night 

 Before /*, labials (tt, /3, ^) become p., palatals (k, x) become y, 

 and dentals (t, S, 0, Q become cr. 



^\eir-p.a. (jSAeVw) = I3\ep,p.a, glance; TpLJi-p.a{Tpt.P(ii) = rpip-fia, 

 anything rubbed; crre^-jau(o-T€'c^w) = o-re/x/xa, garland; ttXck- 

 p.a (TrAeKcu) = 7rAeyp.'ji, anything plaited; Tei'x-p-a (Tevx'^) = 

 T£t)y/i.a, a work; aS-p.a (aSw) = aorjua, SOng ; crxtSs-/xa(<rxt^<«») 

 = (Txtcyaa, cleft; 7r£t^-/>ta {^iv(.Wu)) = Treio-pxi, cable. 



£K remains unchanged; iKpayp.a, a wax impression 

 The dentals (t, 8, ^, ^) are retained only before A, v, p. Before 

 p., they become a (see above), as also before each other; 

 before o- they are dropped. 

 7r£6^-TiKos (Trei'^to) = 7reto-TtK09, persuasive; rj8-6r)fjia (rjSofxat) = 

 rjaOrjixa, delight; (Tirepp^T-crL, dat. (crTreppuTa) = o-7r€'pp.ac7-i; 

 <TT^68o--(rts (o"X^^*" ) "° ^X'^'^' cleaving. 

 Before another liquid (A, fi, p), v is assimilated to the liquid; be- 



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